Catholic Studies

Mrs. Marcuzzi's life skills students made a beautiful mosaic for our school.  Their efforts show the talent that these students have and the work ethic they possess. 

Many of the students from F.J. Brennan were given a lot of praise by locals who appreciated their efforts for the Goodfellows organization.  Here is a letter that one local neighbour wrote in appreciation for all students but in particular Joshua Mazzanti and Collin Burko for their comportment on the day. Dear Ms. Marcuzzi, What a great idea to canvas for Goodfellows with your students! I live on Ford Boulevard, not too far from Brennan. Your students came by today, and you should know, that they were most polite and courteous. I gladly made the donation. Unfortunately, they told me I was the only one home on the street.... Hopefully more will donate on the street. As a retired principal, who worked primarily in west end and inner city schools (I retired from ICS)  many of my families  looked to Goodfellows not just for their Christmas baskets, but as a source for boots and shoes, as well as groceries, when there was a lot of month left at the end of the money. As we know, the need wil

A great tradition at Brennan is the canvassing that the Religion students do in November for Goodfellows.  The students did an excellent job in canvassing for Goodfellows this year.  They walked tirelessly to help to raise funds for local needy families.   They collected over $700 and 12 boxes of cans.  Mr. Barichello from the organization came to help coordinate the event.  Thank you to him for all the work he does in making this day a success.  Corpus Christi's Caritas club also came out to help in the efforts. A heartfelt thank you to all the teachers in the Religion department that make this day a success.   Here are a couple of pictures of the day.

These past two weeks Ms. Cozzolino Giorlando's classes were hard at work. They assisted in creating over 1000 pinwheels for the pinwheel classroom challenge for refugees.  Here is a picture o Andrew Campbell, one of the many students dedicated their time to create these simple expressions of generosity. They also dedicated their time to rake the leaves for neighbours of the Brennan area. Many heartfelt thanks for all the hard work they do everyday!

Ms. Marcuzzi's class  created 168 pinwheels, and 12 hats have so far been created for the newborn babies.  They also have started decorating for the gr. 8 Open House...4 Christmas trees.. With their helpful spirits they have also sent out flyers in the neighbourhood for leaf raking and then went out to rake neighbours' leaves. Any lottery posters and the thermometer that is in the hallway with Brennan cardinals flying around it are through the talents of her students.  What will they be up to next?

The grade 12 class retreats were an excellent opportunity for classes to think about their future and connect with each other. 

  Great charity work done by the F.J. Brennan community. A big thank you to Ms. Cozzolino Giorlando's grade 12 class for taking on themselves to spread the news about coats for kids and collecting coats as well. You see a picture of these generous individuals. Thank you to all who donated coats.  A big thank you to Ms. Bumbacco's class for collecting the most coats and winning a pizza party sponsored by Riviera Pizza on Ottawa street. Mr. Dekint's class also collected more than 20 coats.  Thanks for their generosity as well. A great many things can be accomplished if we all  pull together for a cause.